Looking forward to speaking to Talat-Farooq Awan alongside Dominic from Opera North. Resonance was terrific and I got to virtually visit India and Sri Lanka and explore poetry with Shash Trevett. More this evening .....

Mokoomba at Howard Assembly Room, Leeds. An evening of pure joy and high energy. Not mine, obviously. tyke-it-to-the-limit.com/2023/07/29/mok… Howard Assembly Room LEEDS 2023 Welcome to Leeds Welcome to Yorkshire Mokoomba

💥🥩If you missed out on tickets for Kurt Wagner the first time around, grab them NOW for this extra date by popular demand on Mon 29 Jan:

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This Saturday is the official launch of Cinema Africa!

To celebrate the new home of #AfricanCinema at HPPH, we're screening vibrant Nigerian romantic comedy, The Wedding Party – with live music & intros before the film.

We'd love for you to join us! 👇
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A great opportunity to experiment and develop new creative ideas and work Opera North

The brilliant Mokoomba at Howard Assembly Room Glorious musicianship, dance & song. It takes some skill to put all that together - & a heck of a lot of stamina!

Out Friday! Cherry Red Records' Leeds post-punk compilation - WHERE WERE YOU: Independent Music From Leeds (1978-1989) triple CD set. Have you ordered yours yet? Full details including track listing: jumborecords.co.uk/music-single.a…

📢Calling all global majority music makers in the north working in any genre📢
Check out this fab opportunity:
⏰ 5 days R&D
💷 a budget of up to £4K
➕studio space, producer and tech support
Deadline: Fri 18/8, 10am

What a fun final rehearsal before #ONYouthCompany goes away on their residential on Saturday! Trial by Jury is coming together and we can't wait to see the show Howard Assembly Room and International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival on 5 and 6 August.

Book your tickets now at bit.ly/3JQUUCY

Our Little ONes weekly sessions are back this Autumn, starting on Fri 22 Sep and running for 6 weeks.

Explore the wonderful world of opera, in sessions designed especially for your babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers 👶 🎶

👉 bit.ly/470RI1B

We've just released a few more standing tickets for Mokoomba, here on Wed with their 'gloriously uplifting' new album!

'...Irresistibly joyous, rich sounds... Impossible not to feel moved to get up and dance' (@TheSongBar):

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We're looking for an Assistant House Manager (part-time) to lead on delivering exceptional experiences for our audiences:

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🌍 This season, #OperaGoesGreen as we prepare to stage three fully sustainable productions: Falstaff, La rondine and Masque of Might:

Leeds Grand Theatre
The Lowry
TRCH
Newcastle Theatre Royal

Here's how we’re putting the planet centre stage » bit.ly/OperaGoesGreen

'Our music & identity are inspired by our traditional rites, stories & rhythms... this makes the Zambezi river our creative home...'

Mokoomba are here a week today! Last few standing tickets:

🎟️operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/mokoo…

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